Jeff Bezos Finally Broke Silence On Blue Origin's New Glenn Constant Delay!

SpaceX and Blue Origin are the two most famous private space companies. Both have been competing with each other since their earliest days. One of their latest competitions is centered on their heavy-lift rockets: New Glenn and Starship. We all know Starship has already completed multiple test flights, while New Glenn has been criticized for not coming close to Starship's level of success. However, Jeff Bezos has recently taken the New Glenn project more seriously and promised to launch the rocket very soon. In fact, it was expected to launch by the end of 2024, but that didn’t happen due to some issues. Now, Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn very soon, and Jeff Bezos has finally broken his silence regarding the constant delays.
In this video, we will discuss the details of this development and what it means for the ongoing competition between SpaceX and Blue Origin. Before we delve any deeper, please make sure to subscribe to our channel for future updates about the rocket world.
Most people might think SpaceX was always the more successful company compared to Blue Origin, but that’s not entirely true. In fact, when both companies were founded—SpaceX by Elon Musk in 2002 and Blue Origin by Jeff Bezos in 2000—they shared many similarities. Both were created by tech billionaires with visions of making space more accessible. At the time, they were among the first private companies to enter the space industry, setting the stage for a new era of commercial space exploration.
In some ways, Blue Origin had the upper hand early on. It was the first to demonstrate vertical takeoff and landing technology, a crucial step toward reusability, with its New Shepard rocket successfully landing in November 2015. This achievement came before SpaceX’s Falcon 9 nailed its first landing in December of the same year. Blue Origin’s early successes showcased its innovative approach and ability to achieve significant milestones in space exploration.
However, things started to shift as SpaceX began focusing on orbital rockets, a much more challenging and impactful goal than suborbital flights. SpaceX’s relentless pace of development, coupled with its ambitious goals, soon set it apart. By 2012, SpaceX had become the first private company to deliver cargo to the International Space Station with its Dragon spacecraft. Meanwhile, Blue Origin’s projects were progressing more slowly, and its focus on suborbital tourism with New Shepard limited its impact compared to SpaceX’s orbital missions.

[Bobcat]

Considering all the delays and setbacks, New Glenn's maiden flight had better be downright flawless.

[glenrich-uuzr]

No matter the flight test's delays
of New Glenn, a healthy competition
is needed and must of a mega project.
It is a great promoter of SpaceX.

[BuffBAGwell_G]

New Glenn 45 metric ton capacity 3.5 million pounds thrust
Falcon heavy 65 metric ton
5 million pound thrust
Starship 100 metric ton 16 million pounds of thrust
New Glenn is in competition with falcon heavy not starship why compare the Glenn to starship its a stupid ass comparison

[robertbrander]

Next Week should be Busy for Space ! 😀

[Logoseum]

Not quite, Blue Origin's New Glenn was in a race against SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy to orbit with payload, a race New Glenn lost long ago. Starship is the second round of rocket development. Blue Origin is getting lapped by SpaceX.

[UtahBlender]

2024 was very dynamic in setting the stage for competing space companies and future strategic trajectories and niche markets. 2025 will be a banner year in how much tonnage ALL these companies can blast into space. The company with the highest gross tonnage on December 31st wins! The prize is the Golden Wynn Chalice. 🏆

[garymazur]

I never heard any reason for all the delays, he needs to stop wasting his money and time.

[Emil-seer]

If New Glen flies successfully, I am not sure who will have the upper hand. It might be that the turtle arrived before the rabbit. ;)

[jjvanstaden]

Nope...lost total interest in New Glen. May as well call it New Delay now and get it over and done with. This is a disgrace to the Glen family name. Rather put his name on a rocket that actually means something and can actually launch on time. Space-X for the Win!!!

[schrodingersjet]

Yet another video that claims to be about Blue Origin but ends up being a computer voice talking more about SpaceX than BO. There are hundreds of such stupid, crappy videos.

[pedrosura]

What a black eye on Starship
If this vehicle gets to orbit with a payload
And reuses both stages.. Starship hasn’t even made it to orbit yet..

[Aaron]

Stick to Amazon Bozo and let Elon do this.